Jonquilyn Hill

Carrie is a health psychologist and the author of How to Winter, Harness Your Mindset to Thrive on Cold, Dark, or Difficult Days.

Whoa, okay.

No direct sunlight for two months.

That is a lot.

What did you learn?

Yeah, you know, I've seen pictures of that time of year in Norway.

And even though the sun doesn't rise, it's like this gorgeous, like, blue light.

What was it like to experience that?

Yeah, it's like you can't just stay inside for that long of a time.

You have to keep living.

Why is getting out, even in bad weather, so important?

Yeah, I think here in the U.S., we tend to isolate more during the winter.

But in a lot of cold weather cultures, winter is like the peak social season.

What do you make of that cultural difference?

I mean, you've lived in both kinds of environments.

Yeah, you know, I think we do have this culture of like going and going and going and going.

So maybe it's this idea of the seasons are telling us to chill.

Like, are we fighting this natural need for us to rest?

If someone wanted to adopt a more Nordic way of thinking about, you know, the seasons, what's a small ritual that they can borrow to start finding that beauty in the dark right now?

That's it for this week.